《Happy Feet》　快乐的大脚　不要害怕与众不同

No.032　《Happy Feet》　快乐的大脚　不要害怕与众不同

英文导读

Happy Feet is a 2006 Australian-American computer-animated musical family film, directed and co-written by George Miller. It was produced at Sydney-based visual effects and animation studio Animal Logic for Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures and Kingdom Feature Productions and was released in North American theaters on November 17, 2006. It is the first animated film produced by Kennedy Miller in association with visual effects/design company Animal Logic.

Son of Memphis (Hugh Jackman) and Norma Jean (Nicole Kidman), Mumble (Elijah Wood), a sweet little ball of penguin fluff has one big problem: no matter how hard he tries, he can' t sing a single note. In a world where every penguin attracts their soul mate through their own special heart-song, he cannot ever truly belong. But as it happens, Mumble is a brilliant tap-dancer! When he unleashes his deepest feelings, they don't come from his beak…they pour out through his “happy feet”.

As he grows into a teenager who is keen to gain acceptance, he fails to graduate and is the last to lose his adolescent feathers…setting him further apart. But Mumble is curious about the world and not afraid of challenges thrown in his path. And when the seas become depleted of fish, the Elders of the Penguin Nation blame Mumble and his strange ′hippity-hoppity′ gait for disturbing the natural order. So he sets out on a journey across the vast Antarctic landscape to prove them wrong.

Though primarily an animated film, Happy Feet does incorporate motion capture of live action humans in certain scenes. The film was simultaneously released in both conventional theatres and in IMAX 2D format. The studio had hinted that a future IMAX 3D release was a possibility. However, Warner Bros., the film's production company, was on too tight a budget to release Happy Feet in IMAX digital 3D.

Happy Feet is a jukebox musical, taking previously recorded songs and working them into the film's soundtrack to fit with the mood of the scene or character. Two soundtrack albums were released for the film; one containing songs from and inspired by the film, and another featuring John Powell's instrumental score. They were released on October 31, 2006 and December 19, 2006, respectively.

Happy Feet received generally positive reviews. Review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes reported that the film has a 75% fresh rating, with an 82% percent from the Top Critics.

Happy Feet won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, and was nominated for the Annie Award for Best Animated Feature and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film.

获奖情况

2007年第79届奥斯卡：最佳年度动画长片奖。

影片信息

导演：乔治·米勒、沃伦·科尔曼

编剧：沃伦·科尔曼、约翰·考利

主演：伊利亚·伍德、布莱特妮·墨菲、休·杰克曼、妮可·基德曼

类型：喜剧、爱情、动画、音乐、家庭、冒险

制片国家（地区）：澳大利亚、美国

上映日期：2006-11-17（美国）

片长：108分钟

又名：《踢跶小企鹅》《欢快的大脚》《欢乐大脚》《快乐脚》

剧情简介

玛宝是帝企鹅家族中的另类分子，经常受到排挤和歧视。原因是，在这个家族里，只有一个办法能够让新生的小家伙得到大家的认可并且可以结婚生子——拥有一副动听的歌喉。而玛宝恰恰是一只不会唱歌的企鹅。但是，他格外擅长舞蹈，舞技超群的绝艺却没有带给他幸运，铁面领袖把他赶出了族门。他们认为不会唱歌只会跳舞的玛宝根本就不是企鹅，可能永远也找不到真爱。

玛宝第一次单独离开家，在外面的世界流浪。它碰上了另一个族群：阿德兰企鹅，这群企鹅嗜好跳舞，自诩“2266歌舞团”，他们惊叹于玛宝的舞步，邀请他前去舞会狂欢。

在前往舞会的路上，玛宝遇到了一个踩着摇滚舞步的流浪者，他指引玛宝解开心中的谜团：为什么企鹅食物会越来越少，为什么海平面有大型的铁皮船，为什么船上的人对企鹅残暴不仁。于是玛宝追踪一艘铁壳船，闯入了人类的世界。在经历过一些奇迹般的事情之后，不会唱歌的玛宝认识到，只要忠于自己，就一定能活出不一样的“人生”……

制作花絮

片中企鹅们的“心灵之歌”确实是帝企鹅种群所独有的低声吟唱，而且每只帝企鹅都具有自己独特的歌声，用于鉴别各自的身份。于是在这种歌声的启发下，米勒决定让歌舞成为影片的重要元素和看点。

舞蹈演员们在录制舞蹈场景时，不仅要穿上布满动作捕捉传感器的服装，还要戴上模仿企鹅头部的头饰，以让动画角色的头部运动与舞蹈动作相一致。

在2006年11月17日影片展开公映的同时，IMAX版的《快乐的大脚》也在全球IMAX影院同步上映。IMAX DMR技术赋予了影片前所未有的壮观影像和音效，截止当时，《快乐的大脚》是华纳公司出品的第14部IMAX电影。

重点学习

In a world where every penguin attracts their soul mate through their own special heart-song

在英语中，soul mate从字面上看，可译为“灵魂伴侣；心灵伴侣”的意思，它也常常被译为“情人，情侣”，有时用于口语中，可以表达“意气相投的人，心心相印者；性情相投的人”的意思，比如：I hope you all the best in finding your soul mate and happiness.（我希望你能一切顺利地找到心心相印的伴侣和幸福。）

They pour out through his “happy feet”

Pour out是英语中的一个固定搭配，如果你pour out your thoughts, feelings, or experiences, you tell someone all about them.也就是“倒出（想法、情感、经历等）”的意思，比如：I poured my thoughts out on paper in an attempt to rationalize my feelings.（我将自己的想法倒出，写在纸上以求理顺情绪。）另外，该搭配还可以表达“倒出（一杯饮料）”的意思，比如：Larry was pouring out four glasses of champagne.（拉里倒出了四杯香槟。）

单词时间

animation[ˌæniˈmeiʃən] n. 活泼，生气；激励；卡通片绘制

association[əˌsəusiˈeiʃən] n. 协会，联盟，社团；联合；联想

penguin[ˈpeŋɡwin] n. 企鹅；[美俚]空军地勤人员

fluff[flʌf] n. 绒毛；错误；无价值的东西

unleash[ˌʌnˈli:ʃ] vt. 发动；解开…的皮带；解除…的束缚

beak[bi:k] n. 鸟嘴；鹰钩鼻子；地方执法官；男教师

keen[ki:n] adj. 敏锐的，敏捷的；渴望的；强烈的；热心的；锐利的

gait[ɡeit] n. 步法，步态

capture[ˈkæptʃə] vt. 俘获；夺得

simultaneously[saiməlˈteiniəsli] adv. 同时地

jukebox[ˈdʒu:kbɔks] n. 自动唱机

album[ˈælbəm] n. 相簿；唱片集；集邮簿；签名纪念册

instrumental[ˌinstruˈmentəl] adj. 乐器的；有帮助的；仪器的，器械的